Since its founding in 1967, the Anacostia Community Museum has developed and hosted over 150 exhibitions on topics ranging from local history to internationally recognized African American art. In many cases, themes emerged from conversations with neighbors and colleagues in and around Washington, D.C. A timeline of past exhibitions reveals pioneering work to celebrate Black culture, amplify community voices, draw attention to social and environmental issues and explore diverse historical perspectives.
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Exhibits Past
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To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C.May 19, 2023 – January 7, 2024
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The Utopia ProjectNovember 1, 2022 – March 1, 2023
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Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater WashingtonApril 17, 2021 – September 17, 2022
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Men of Change: Taking it to the StreetsFebruary 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021
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A Right to the CityApril 21, 2018 – October 1, 2020
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Your Community, Your Story: Celebrating Five Decades of the Anacostia Community Museum, 1967-2017September 15, 2017 – January 6, 2019
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Gateways/PortalesDecember 5, 2016 – January 7, 2018
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From the Regenia Perry Collection: The Backyard of Derek Webster's ImaginationOctober 17, 2016 – July 9, 2017
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From the Permanent Collection: Artists of the Spiral Collective, 1963-1965January 18, 2016 – September 25, 2016
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Twelve Years that Shook and Shaped Washington: 1963-1975December 14, 2015 – October 23, 2016
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Bridging the Americas: Community and Belonging from Panama to Washington, D.C.April 13, 2015 – June 12, 2018
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Hand of Freedom: The Life and Legacy of the Plummer FamilyFebruary 23, 2015 – December 27, 2015